An AADJ device post-2021-08 CU will require admin rights if the new registry item “RestrictDriverInstallationToAdministrators” has not been created, or set to 1.

An AADJ device pre-2021-08 CU will install printer drivers from any server, regardless of P&P settings.

This prompted me to rebuild the two test VMs I had been using previously as AADJ only (as well as fixing my Autopilot configuration and Intune enrollment settings in the process). After a bit of troubleshooting with no changes, I made the realization that he most likely testing things on a AADJ client, because he is way ahead of the curve on moving to modern management 😁. Azure AD Joined (AADJ) DevicesĪfter some discussion in the WinAdmins community, Johannes mentioned that he was seeing the Point and Print settings completely ignored. After lots of discussion in the WinAdmins community, I’m back with three additional items that I wanted to go over: the impact on Azure AD joined devices, Remote Desktop printer redirection, and V4 printer drivers. PrintNightmare, it’s the gift that keeps on giving.

UPDATE 2: More Package Point and Print details

UPDATE 1: After further testing with AADJ devices, I’ve found that it seems to work as expected with Package Point and Print settings.

Print nightmare registry fix